diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/bashrc_check_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/bashrc_check_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b259da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/bashrc_check_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "oradb_manage_db: check if .bashrc exists before trying to disable ocenv"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/oradb_manage_db/tasks/ocenv.yml b/roles/oradb_manage_db/tasks/ocenv.yml
index 97b5c757..64d72ab2 100644
--- a/roles/oradb_manage_db/tasks/ocenv.yml
+++ b/roles/oradb_manage_db/tasks/ocenv.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
         group: "{{ oracle_group }}"
         mode: '0644'
 
+    - name: manage_db | Check if .bashrc exists
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ oracle_user_home }}/.bashrc"
+      register: bashrc_status
+
     # OUI in RAC mode has issues with echo in '.bashrc'
     # Move the echo to .bash_profile
     # This task should be removed in a later Release of ansible-oracle
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@
         marker: "# {mark} ocenv ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
         backup: false
         state: absent
+      when: bashrc_status.stat.exists
 
     - name: manage_db | add ocenv to .bash_profile  # noqa: args[module]
       ansible.builtin.blockinfile: